The President of Oman Football Association Sheikh Salim bin Said al Wahaibi has praised the big role played by the Qatari association in helping lift the FIFA ban on Kuwaiti football, after a struggle that went on for more than two years.

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday received an invitation from Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Jaber al-Sabah to attend an upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to be held early next month in Kuwait City.